On opening night of Boneyard Prayer, creator Frank Maugeri shared a few thoughts with the audience… read on to learn more about his experience developing this brand new production:
I knew a few things when I began this new work: I wanted to make a show that was about very personal subjects to me, […]
March 28, 2008 – 11:47 am
Just days from opening, composer Charles Kim provides another taste of the music that is integral to Boneyard Prayer.
“Alice”
“Haunting String Quartet, No Bear”
With one week of previews behind them, the cast of Boneyard Prayer continues to explore and strengthen the show in anticipation of opening night. Photos by Sean Williams.
I entered Redmoon for the first time when I came for my Boneyard Prayer audition. I was shown several large sheets of brown craft paper and masking tape. Then I was asked to make a baby out of them, a ghost baby I could haunt someone with, and I needed to do […]
Behind the scenes at Boneyard Prayer…actors, production staff, puppets, dirt, overhead projectors – they’re all coming together to make an amazing hobo opera. Photos by Sean Williams.
The crew of Boneyard Prayer looks at other theatrical productions for inspiration as well. For one, Frank is very intrigued by the current production of William Kentridge’s Woyzeck on the Highveld in Brisbane, especially the above images from the production.
For more about William Kentridge, check out the trailer here.
February 28, 2008 – 1:07 pm
Though static art provides significant inspiration for Boneyard Prayer, other media have played a large role as well. Animation has provided particularly interesting exploration for Frank and the artistic team – one great example is Aleksander Petrov‘s Academy Award-winning The Old Man and the Sea:
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February 22, 2008 – 2:44 pm
“There is no dead matter, lifelessness is only a disguise behind which hide unknown forms of life.”
This quote from Bruno Schulz (author of The Street of Crocodiles) relates directly to our work with objects – the puppets in particular – and also speaks to the Gravedigger characters’ work as archaeologists, facilitating the “life” of […]
February 18, 2008 – 11:03 am
In addition to song and poetry, the world of Boneyard Prayer is very inspired by physical art. Check out the following artists for an idea of what’s in store:
Roman Paska
William Kentridge
Handspring Puppet Company
February 15, 2008 – 10:26 am
For creator Frank Maugeri, the music of artists like Tom Waits and Nick Cave has played a role in understanding the texture of the music of Boneyard Prayer. There’s no one quality about the music that makes it “right” or “appropriate” as a source of inspiration… in one example of Cave’s music (from his […]
